UK Labour have won the 2024 General Election and we break down what happened, why and what this means for Labour and the left. What opportunities and risks does UK politics present over the next four years? And in the US the crisis of leadership continues as rumblings within the DNC about Biden increase, while his core supporters double-down on his…

Back for another week of current events we kick it off with the US Presidential debate then descend into Israel’s seeming insistence on turning their genocide into a war on multiple fronts. Julian Assange is free, but Kanaky Independence leaders have been taken prisoner and shipped to France. And in NZ the National coalition is increasingly cruel a…

Another current events episode, another week where there’s too much happening. We talk NZ infrastructure failures, Ministers who seem to be the antithesis of their roles, Luxon gaffes, Sinophobia and US disinfo, and the continuing genocide in Gaza. This episode’s co-hosts Oliver, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:53 Northland Pylon 3:35 Beached …

We chat with Rowan Wernham, director of upcoming documentary Pistachio Wars, about water privatisation in California and the impact that billionaire agriculture has on the environment, local populations and global politics. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Rowan Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:06 Film Overview 14:44 Climate Backlash 18:54 Water Crisis…

Another week with too many big events - we cover a bunch of them with as much depth as we can cram into an hour and a half. We discuss Israeli atrocities in the Nuseirat Massacre, the mid-week EU elections, the politics of NZ infrastructure, and the destitute state of NZ media when it attempts reportage on China. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Jose…

We host James Harris co-founder of Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage to talk about his time in the West Bank and his belief that challenging Christian Zionism is a key factor to stopping the genocide. This episode’s co-hosts James, Mitch, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:24 Christian Zionism 12:37 Christian Nationalism in the USA 14:40 Time in Gaza 22:…

We discuss the train wreck of UK politics and how it’s indicative of right-wing reactionary drift in western democracies. The US is playing the same game as it continues supporting a genocide and implementing Trump-era policy under a Democratic president. And things aren’t much better here in Aotearoa, either. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, John, K…

We speak with Joe Xulue about the history of Kanaky (New Caledonia) and the context for the current crisis caused by France’s National Assembly passing a bill that removed electoral restrictions protecting the demographic status of the nation’s indigenous Kanaky people on May 14 2024. Joe’s explainer in the SpinOff This episode’s co-hosts Joe, Jose…

CW: Sexual Assault/Rape as pertaining to US Presidents We discuss Trump’s guilty charges and what effect that will have on US politics, NZ’s “Budget Week’ and National’s broken promises to cancer patients, alongside the failure of Labour to capitalise on National Party inadequacy and rally the electorate. Meanwhile Te Pāti Māori have begun protest …

We try to fit as much of the week’s topics into a single episode, and fail miserably. Iran’s president died, John Key named in a civil suit, the bs being pushed by National about Kāinga Ora, Kanaky protests, the ICC and ICJ took action and the UK announced a snap election. This episode’s co-hosts Simon, Kyle, Ginny Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:5…

This week we have somewhat an Education Policy special as the National coalition government continues using ACT as it’s proxy to push through destructive changes to the public service. We talk charter schools, unions, school funding, lunches, and “truancy”. This episode’s co-hosts Andrew, John, Kyle, Stephanie Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:34 Cha…

Whirlwind podcast trying to cover as much horrible stuff as possible - the National coalition’s war on kids continues with school lunch cuts, Luxon is swiftly coming unstuck as his coalition partners put him in bad situations, the US politics of genocide is horrific as always and why does the left have to stay so goddamn civil while our opponents l…

We talk US college campuses and crackdowns on protest, the complicity of University administrations in authoritarian actions and how this looks in the NZ context. Josephine is recently back from India where national elections are just getting underway, we discuss democracy in the Global South. And Winston Peters is making a joke of NZ again with hi…

We’re joined by co-hosts Angela and John to speak with Jen Shields, the President of PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa). We discuss the recent Cass Review in the UK, what impact it has had overseas, and what we’re likely to see happen in NZ as we approach the release date for a report into healthcare here. John’s recen…

Lots to discuss in domestic NZ politics this week, but we start with the discovery of mass graves in Gaza and the response to that on US university campuses. In NZ the National coalition is going after the gangs and few people are speaking out for human rights for fear of the association. Two ministers are demoted within 6 months and a third has be…

We host Marco de Jong to discuss AUKUS, how NZ is approaching it, the changes in position between this government and the last and what it threatens for the future of the Pacific. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Marco Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:16 AUKUS Pillar 2 6:35 Implications of AUKUS 13:19 Non-Partisian 16:02 Concerns With the US 21:08 The …

We’re joined by genocide researcher, educator and survivor Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura to discuss the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine, how the warning signs have been there for decades, and the complicity of the West. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Arnesa Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:30 A Disproportionate Response 4:24 Why Is It Hard to G…